Match Recap
Round 6·Sat, 6-May-1978 2:10 PM·Waverley Park·19,263 att.
Footscray
16.9 (105)
vs
South Melbourne
18.15 (123)
South Melbourne won by 18

South Melbourne defeated Footscray 123–105, by 18 points in a tight contest. The match turned in the last quarter, when South Melbourne outscored Footscray 51–33.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray4.3 (27)7.3 (45)11.6 (72)16.9 (105)16.9 (105)
South Melbourne2.3 (15)4.6 (30)10.12 (72)18.15 (123)18.15 (123)

Footscray — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#30 Ross Abbey174214———————————
#24 Gary Dempsey144188———13———————
#32 Ian Dunstan144182—121———————
#42 Wayne Foreman149233———————————
#1 Ian Hampshire6282—3—4———————
#7 Doug Hawkins639————————————
#25 Geoff Jennings126184—1—————————
#8 Matt Johnson73104—2—————————
#28 Ian Low135187—2—————————
#8 Ian Morrison83112—2—————————
#23 Lee Perussich103131———————————
#5 Bruce Reid163196———10———————
#33 John Reid7291———————————
#17 Alby Smedts73101———————————
#3 Alan Stoneham186244———2———————
#48 Angelo Tantsis64102———————————
#31 Kelvin Templeton121136—42————————
#35 Terry Wheeler153182———————————
#22 Ted Whitten188264—12————————
#40 Brian Wilson115164———————————

South Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#7 Gary Brice8195———————————
#43 Mark Browning97161—21————————
#18 Robert Dean134176———————————
#15 Bernie Evans64101—1—————————
#12 Neville Fields124164———————————
#26 Steve Hoffman1013234—11————————
#6 Colin Hounsell122141—41————————
#29 David McLeish4592———————————
#35 Peter Morrison106166—1—————————
#21 Tony Morwood113148——2————————
#1 John Murphy205254—6—————————
#19 Terry ONeill7294———————————
#16 Ricky Quade127193——1————————
#5 John Rantall10—105———————————
#25 Barry Round611174——12———————
#8 John Scarlett88165———————————
#28 Michael Smith2131———————————
#20 Graham Teasdale124165—1114———————
#40 Michael Wright9211————————————
#14 David Young225275—24————————